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Retroflex is used to refer to the place of articulation of certain sounds. Sounds classified under this term are produced by the rounding of the tongue to the just behind the [[Alveolar (definition)|alveolar ridge]]. Some speakers of English produce [ɹ] as a retroflex consonant.  
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'''Retroflex''' sounds are produced by the curling the tip of the tongue backwards just behind the alveolar ridge. Many speakers of English produce the r sound [ɹ] as a retroflex consonant: [ɻ]. In this case, it is an example of free variation and does not alter the meaning of the word in which it appears. Like English, retroflexivity is not phonemic and Gaelic, but the rhotic is often produced as retroflex in initial position or where marked in the orthography as <rr>.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[[Liquid (definition)]]
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*[[Rhotic (definition)]]
*[[Sonorant (definition)]]
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*[[Alveolar (definition)]]
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*[[Manner of Articulation (definition)]]
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*[[Sounds of Scottish Gaelic]]
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=rt_%26_rd
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*http://akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=l_n_r
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex
 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex
*http://en.allexperts.com/e/r/re/retroflex_consonant.htm
 
*http://www.viswiki.com/en/Retroflex_consonant
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.''  Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
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*Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.''  Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
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*Ladefoged, D. (2010) ''A Course in Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.
  
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
 
[[Category: Phonetics]]
[[Category: Manners of Articulation]]
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[[Category: Places of Articulation]]

Latest revision as of 18:12, 10 November 2020

Retroflex sounds are produced by the curling the tip of the tongue backwards just behind the alveolar ridge. Many speakers of English produce the r sound [ɹ] as a retroflex consonant: [ɻ]. In this case, it is an example of free variation and does not alter the meaning of the word in which it appears. Like English, retroflexivity is not phonemic and Gaelic, but the rhotic is often produced as retroflex in initial position or where marked in the orthography as <rr>.

See Also


External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

References

  • Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
  • Ladefoged, D. (2010) A Course in Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing.